Farm Fieldtrip

Last week Nolan had his first field trip of the year. They went to a farm to check out the animals and the garden. First we visited the sheep...the kids loved it, I felt bad for the sheep. They were obviously used to having kids milling around but I suspect the sheep prefer eating the hay rather than being slathered in it.

Look! Chickens!!!
They got to try their hand at milking a 'cow'. In this instance, the term 'cow' is applied to a 4 foot contraption covered in Holstein fabric with some sort of magical milk machine hooked up to its teats. (Yep, I just said teats!) It was an interesting creature.

The kids spent quite a bit of time tasting the garden. Nolan was not afraid to grab something as he walked by it and take a bite. Therefore he got to taste: lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, beets, broccoli, tomatoes, green peppers, cabbage, mint (they grow that for the mojitos they provide for the chaperones) and some weird spicy lettuce that our guide referred to as 'spicy lettuce'.

He seemed to have a fun time exploring. Afterwards, I asked what his favorite part of the field trip was...the bus ride. Imagine that.